Our holiday courses: boost your linguistic confidence!

An immersive, effective and motivating course, essentially based on oral expression!

Join us every morning for a unique immersion experience that will make you even more at ease in speaking. Because (serious) learning can be fun too! Our thematic lessons will help you develop your practical knowledge of the language so that you feel at ease and are able to communicate orally with confidence and spontaneity.

OBJECTIVES

at the end of the week, you will be able to : Beginners

• Talk about your school and the subjects you’re studying.
• Discuss your hobbies.
• Ask questions about your friends’ sporting activities.
• exchange social network addresses.
• Introduce a group of new friends.

Intermediaries

• Ask for and give directions to the cinema or sports centre.
• Store in stores and online.
• Organize an outing with your friends.
• Take part in a conversation about vacations and give advice.
• Ask your friends about tips and tricks for healthy living.

Advanced

• Express your opinion on social networks.
• Identify points of view in a debate on advertising and brands.
• Justify your agreement or disagreement in a discussion about the environment.
• Present an ideal day for your friends who come to visit you.
• Talk about music and compare different styles.

An intensive course to boost your skills, knowledge, motivation and confidence!

Our thematic lessons will help you develop the 4 skills in real-life situations you encounter every day. Grammar and vocabulary are covered on a theme-by-theme basis.

OBJECTIVES

at the end of the week, you will be able to : Beginners

• speak: produce simple sentences about yourself, people, objects and everyday life.
• listening: understand an advertisement in a public place; numbers, times and prices.
• read: understand simple messages on social networks.
• write: complete a registration form.
• Grammar: master simple grammatical forms, such as conjugation, negation and interrogation, etc.
• Vocabulary: use a repertoire of vocabulary that allows you to respond to immediate, concrete needs.

Intermediaries

• speak: indicate your musical preferences by making comparisons.
• listening: understand short audio excerpts (weather, sports results, concert and festival announcements, etc.).
• read: find specific information in online ads.
• write: design an information campaign poster
• Grammar: master intermediate grammatical forms, such as simple past and future tenses and comparisons.
• Vocabulary: use a repertoire of vocabulary to get by in most everyday situations.

Advanced

• speak: recount the details of a past experience, in chronological order.
• listen: distinguish the main ideas of podcasts on the environment.
• read: agree or disagree with a book/movie/album review.
• writing: write an article for an online newspaper on a topical subject.
• Grammar: master advanced grammatical forms such as indirect discourse, the conditional tense, etc.
• Vocabulary: communicate clearly in unexpected situations, using a wide range of vocabulary.

Are you a motivated student who needs personalised help to understand / practice / deepen / appreciate the material covered during your school year?

This course is for you!

1. Review your subject with fresh eyes and personalised explanations.
2. Review and put into practice the material covered.
3. Practice for an exam or a job.
4. (re)Gain confidence in your abilities.
5. (Re)learning to appreciate the language studied.

• Before the course: you must complete and submit your needs analysis.
• The first class: you bring your school supplies.
• During the course: the trainer/coach works on the material (in groups and individually).
• At the end of each day, the trainer/coach gives work to prepare for the following day, which both consolidates what has been learned and introduces the material for the next course.

At the end of the course, a pedagogical report is sent to the parents. This contains the trainer’s/coach’s observations and advice for further learning. This report is accompanied by a certificate of participation.

Note: documents sent only to students who have completed 80% of the course.

1. Learn or improve the basics of Japanese and get to know/understand the codes of Japanese culture.
2. By the end of the course, participants will be able to: greet, say goodbye, introduce themselves, use basic kanji and understand a few Japanese cultural codes.

• Introduction to the basics of the writing systems (hiragana and katakana).
• Study of everyday Japanese expressions.
• Presentation of expressions characteristic of manga.
• Grammatical discoveries based on manga excerpts.

For beginners :

Let’s discover English – Samen Nederlands ontdekken

OBJECTIVES :

• You’ll discover the language in a fun way.
• You integrate the language into a world you know.
• You’ll come to regard the language with as much enthusiasm and receptiveness as if it were your mother tongue.

For intermediaries :

Let’s speak English – Samen Nederlands spreken

OBJECTIVES :

• Improve your speaking skills by taking part in our interactive activities.
• If necessary, you can review basic concepts that you haven’t yet mastered.
• We (re)give you confidence in your ability to use language as a natural means of communication (beyond errors).

• Practical info : Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 10:00am.

A unique school coaching course in Visio that combines small group lessons in the morning with an INDIVIDUAL coaching session every afternoon. OBJECTIVES :

• You review the material with fresh eyes and personalized explanations.
• You practice and put into practice what you’ve learned.
• You’re practising for an exam or an assignment.
• You (re)gain confidence in your abilities.
• You (re)learn to appreciate the language you’re studying.

• Practical info: Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 + 30-minute private lesson (to be scheduled between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m.).

Do you prefer working with a personal trainer?

The Private Coach has just one objective: to take care of you! He will identify your difficulties, your motivation and your goals, and offer you a personalised programme designed to give you confidence and help you progress! Coaching sessions are short and dynamic! They focus mainly on improving speaking and listening skills, but can also include reading and writing if you wish. Choose a module of 5, 10 or 20 courses*.

*Each class lasts 30 minutes.

• Practical info : Contact an advisor directly to arrange your course: ➔ Brussels: +32 2 771 1320➔ Louvain-la-Neuve: +32 10 45 10 44